Russian invasion of Ukraine: tanks and rocket attacks on the cities. Breaking news

The Office of the Prosecutor General: the war has already killed 161 Ukrainian children, 264 have been injured.

Most of them: Kyiv region – 75, Donetsk region – 78, Kharkiv region – 59, Chernihiv region – 49, Mykolaiv region – 34, Luhansk region – 31. The data is not final.

Ukrainian strongman Oleksiy Novikov won the title of the strongest man in Europe and dedicated the victory to Ukraine.

Yesterday rascists were shelling Novovorontsovka Village and Marjanske Kryvyy Rih with volley fire systems.

There are no victims - people have been evacuated earlier to Kryvyy Rih, the Head of military civil administration of the city Oleksand Vilkul informed.

This is how Javelin hits the target - a morning master class from the 5th Reserve Battalion of the 28th Separate Mechanized Brigade named after the Knights of the First Winter Campaign.

From the very morning, russian troops have hit several missile strikes on Mykolaiv, the mayor of the city Oleksand Senkevych informed.

Corps of killed by occupiers people from the streets of Bucha are gathered. According to the Head of a Ritual Service of the town, 15 corps with bound arms and shot in the head were only at Yablunsjka Street.

On April 3, Air Forces of AFU destroyed six air targets of the occupiers: 3 aircrafts, helicopter, and 2 cruise missiles.

The Ministry of Health of Ukraine has prepared a plan of medical sector recovery in after war period, and now it puts all the efforts to provide medical care at the released territories, and at the territory of active combats, the Head of the Ministry informed.

The invaders shelled with mortars at Novodruzhesk in the Luhansk oblast, killing two volunteers, said the head of Luhansk Regional State Administration Serhiy Haidai.

Also due to the Russian invasion over the past 24 hours in the Luhansk oblast, two high-rise buildings in Severodonetsk and several houses in Novodruzhesk were set on fire.

Combat operations of the units of the 30th Independent Mechanized Brigade "Konstanty Ostrogski"

The executions of Ukrainians in the Russian-occupied territories of Ukraine are not accidental - they were planned by the leader of the Russian invaders Vladimir Putin, said the head of British intelligence MI6 Richard Moore.

He wrote about this on Twitter in response to the post of the British Foreign Secretary on the massacre in Bucha near Kyiv.

"We knew Putin’s invasion plans included summary executions by his military and intelligence services." Moore wrote.

We knew Putin’s invasion plans included summary executions by his military and intelligence services. The reports of execution-style killings of civilians emerging from liberated areas are horrifying and chilling. https://t.co/Yea1Lhsqe6

— Richard Moore (@ChiefMI6) April 3, 2022

Summary of General Staff of AFU as of 6:00 a.m.:

Russian federation launched hidden mobilisation of reservists. Rankers, sergeants and officers personnel undergo the mobilisation. Also the specified main regions for holding mobilisation are defined: Krasnodarskii Krai, Permskii Krai, Dagestan, Ingushetia, Kalmykia Republics.
The enemy plans to involve about 60000 persons during mobilisation.

That the territory of Donetsk and Luhansk regions Ukrainian forces have repulsed 7 attacks, destroyed 2 pcs of armoured vehicle, 43 automobiles and a mortar.

Air Forces have hit 6 air targets:3 aircrafts (Su-34,Su-35 and an aircraft retransmiter IL-22), one helicopter and 2 cruises missiles.

A lot of people are praying for you to be!" - a sensitive video address of a Ukrainian tv presenter Vasylisa Frolova to Chernihiv defenders.

Last night rascists hit missiles strike on one of Odesa objects, the spokesman of Odesa Military Administration Sergiy Bratchuk informed. Further information will be specified.

All of the points at the border of Ukraine with neighbour countries are without queues as of 6:00 a. m.

Office of the Prosecutor General: In Sloviansk, a man was exposed for handing over information about the location of units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. He now faces up to 8 years in prison.

A video record of The President Zelenskyy's speech sonded at Grammy Awards in Las Vegas. CNN writes about this.

The Ukrainian leader called out to support Ukraine in its fight against russian invasion with any possible means, and to "tell our story and the truth about the war" in social media and television.

"Silence of destroyed towns and killed people. Our children drew not falling stars, but missiles flying. Over 400 children have been injured, 153 children have been killed. And we will never see them drawing", The Head of the country stressed.

The main updates of the night of April 4 as of 6:00:

- The Defense Forces of Ukraine liberated the settlements of Kolychivka, Yahidne, and Ivanivka in the Chernihiv oblast.

- On April 3, the Air Force of the Ukrainian Armed Forces destroyed six targets of the Russian invaders, including IL-22 - an air command post. This was reported by the Air Force Command of UA Armed Forces.

- Athlete and deputy of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine Jean Belenyuk showed on Facebook a video from Borodyanka, Kyiv oblast, liberated from the Russian invaders. Locals claim that there are people under the remains of destroyed multi-story buildings - neighbors whom they have not seen for many days.

- The Russian invaders may start an offensive in eastern Ukraine in the direction of Severodonetsk in the coming days. This is stated in the operational update of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine at 24.00 on April 3.

- Residents of the Donetsk oblast are urged to evacuate due to possible escalation by the Russian occupation forces. This was stated by the head of the Donetsk Regional Military State Administration Pavlo Kyrylenko on a telethon. According to him, in recent days the invaders have been particularly active in shelling Avdiivka, Maryinka, and Krasnohorivka. He stressed that he urges residents to leave, as the invaders are using civilians as human shields.

- Special Operations Forces and resistance movement fighters have found the Russian Buk missile system, and are now looking for invaders who have left it. This was reported by the Special Operations Forces. Next to the abandoned anti-aircraft missile system was a hiding place of the Russians, where they hid ammunition, weapons, and equipment.

- There is a threat of Russian occupiers invading Ukraine from Transnistria, but this is unlikely to happen in the near future. The head of the Odessa Regional Military State Administration Maksym Marchenko reported it in his video message.

- From 10:00 on April 4, the transport connection between Kyiv and Chernihiv will be restored through the settlement of Honcharivske. This was reported on Facebook by the Operational Command North. It is specified that the route can be used by residents and cars carrying humanitarian goods. Due to the limitations of the road surface, the weight of cars that can go on the road should not exceed five tons.

- On April 3, elections were held in Serbia and Hungary. In Serbia, the president and parliament were elected, and in Hungary - the parliament. Pro-Russian forces won in both countries. This is evidenced by data published on the websites of the Hungarian Election Commission and the Serbian Parliament. Hungarian President Viktor Orban has already announced the victory of his political party in the parliamentary election and called President Volodymyr Zelensky an opponent. This was reported by CNN.

- On April 3, during a peaceful pro-Ukrainian demonstration in Kakhovka, the Russian occupiers fired with traumatic weapons at civilians - several people were injured. This was reported on Facebook by the Kakhovka town community.

- After the withdrawal of Russian occupation forces from the city of Bucha in Kyiv oblast, the whole world saw the atrocities of the invaders, but Russian propaganda denies the mass killings of civilians. This was reported by the Center for Countering Disinformation of the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine. It is specified that Russia denies the blockade of the city, and also claims that they left the settlement on March 30. Photos and videos with dead bodies on the streets are called staging. All these claims are fakes, the Center for Countering Disinformation emphasizes.

- The European Union should consider a ban on Russian gas import after Ukrainian and European officials accused Russian troops of atrocities near Kyiv. This statement was made by German Defense Minister Christine Lambrecht, reports Reuters.

- In the Kryvyi Rih district of the Dnepropetrovsk oblast the father and the son tried to disassemble the unexploded cluster munition of the Russians which detonated, - as a result of the explosion both received fatal shrapnel injuries. It was reported by the Dnipropetrovsk regional prosecutor's office.

- The Government of Canada will insist on bringing to justice the war criminals of the Russian occupation army for killing civilians in Ukraine. The Prime Minister of Canada Justin Trudeau wrote about this on Twitter.

- The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (UNHCHR) published a report on a number of peaceful citizens killed and injured after russia began its full scale invasion. The report is published at the institution website.

- USA secretary of state Antony John Blinken declared American spesialists would help to document atrocities done by russian soldiers against Ukrainian peaceful citizens. He said this after photos with corps at the streets of Bucha published, CNN writes.

- In blocked by russian occupiers Mariupol about 150 000 Ukrainians stay, there is a humanitarian catastrophe in the city. This was declared by The President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in his interview for CBS News. There is no corridor through which it is possible to deliver food, water, and medicines to Mariupol now.

British secret intelligence service reports that Mariupol is almost certainly a key objective of the Russian invasion as it will secure a land corridor to the occupied territory of Crimea.

Text messages urging you to tell your story of war are safe, the Center for Countering Disinformation under the National Security and Defense Council informs. The site was created by the Ministry of Culture and Information Policy of Ukraine so that citizens can tell their war stories to the whole world.

Seven people died as a result of shelling of residential neighborhoods in Slobidskyi district of Kharkiv. Another 34 people were injured, including three children. About 10 houses are destroyed, the prosecutor's office of the region reports.

After the crimes of the Russian army near Kyiv, the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom Boris Johnson promised to do everything in his power to starve the war machine of Russian dictator Vladimir Putin. He posted this on Twitter.

The head of Ukrainian Orthodox Church Metropolitan Epiphanius reacted to the atrocities of the Russian occupants in Ukraine saying that the creators and leaders of this criminal ideology are the head of Moscow Patriarchate Kirill Gundyaev, who chose the antichrist, and his associates.

The Armed Forces of Ukraine are preparing to defend Sumy region, as massive fighting is expected, the Secretary of the National Security and Defense Council Oleksii Danilov informed on a telethon. And I would not reassure anyone that it will end in a day, two or a week as the situation is quite dangerous, he added. Until the enemy is defeated, there is nothing to feel calm about, Danilov said.

The Russian occupants shot every portrait on the Alley of Heroes of the Anti-Terrorist Operation in Irpin.

Kuleba informed Irish Minister of Foreign Affairs Simon Coveney on the horrendous Russian war crimes in Bucha. Ireland is standing ready to insist on applying new severe EU sanctions against Russia.

Spoke with my Irish counterpart @simoncoveney. Informed on the horrendous Russian war crimes in Bucha. Grateful to Ireland for standing ready to insist on applying new severe EU sanctions. Russia must pay a much heavier price for its atrocities and sadism.

— Dmytro Kuleba (@DmytroKuleba) April 3, 2022

The head of Ivano-Frankivsk Regional State Administration denied the information about the explosions.

The mayor of Ternopil confirmed the explosions in the city. He asks everyone to stay in the shelters. The nature of the explosions are being clarified.

Today, 2,694 people have been evacuated.

• 469 people went from Mariupol to Berdiansk on their own transport.
• 408 Mariupol residents arrived by evacuation buses from Berdiansk to Zaporizhzhia.
• 1,467 people from Lysychansk, Severodonetsk, Rubizhne and Kreminna were evacuated in Luhansk region.

Another 350 people from Mariupol and Berdiansk will arrive in Zaporizhzhia by buses kept by Russian occupants at a checkpoint near Vasylivka.

Explosions are reported in Rivne and Ivano-Frankivsk regions. However, there is no official confirmation yet.

An explosion has just occurred in Ternopil.

Arestovych named units of the Russian Armed Forces that committed war crimes in Bucha, Hostomel and Irpin.

These are

• 64th Motorized Rifle Brigade of the Eastern Military District's 35th Army
• 5th Special Brigade of the Eastern Military District's 36th Army
• 331st Guards Parachute Regiment of 98th Guards Airborne Division
• 37st Guards Parachute Regiment of 106th Guards Airborne Division
• 104th and 234th Guards Air Assault Regiment of 76th Guards Air Assault Division
• 14th and 45th Guards Spetsnaz (Special Purpose) Detached Brigade
• 63rd Special Purpose Police Detachment of the Russian Guard
• 155th Separate Guards Naval Infantry Brigade of the Pacific Fleet.

The Prime Minister of Great Britain Boris Johnson allegedly pushes the government to provide to Ukraine anti-ship missiles (ASP) to protect Odessa against the aggression of the ships of the occupying country Russian Federation. This was reported by The Times, with the reference to a "high-ranking government source."

Kuleba said Russia is worse than ISIS. The Foreign Minister called on the mission of the International Criminal Court to come to Bucha to gather evidence and bring to justice those who committed these atrocities. This was stated by the Foreign Minister of Ukraine on air of British Times UK radio.

Negotiations with Russia will not necessarily lead to a peace agreement as stated by President Volodymyr Zelensky in an interview with CBS News.

"It is difficult to say how we can negotiate with Russia after everything they did. But it’s my personal feeling. As a president, I have to do it (to hold negotiations with Russian dictator Vladimir Putin, ed.)", Zelensky added.

Another trophy: occupiers' military machines. The Special Forces Operation of Ukraine together with the fighters of the resistance found the Russian rocket complex "Buk" and the Russian shelter with ammunition, weapons and equipment.

Today, East operational and tactical group has destroyed about 40 personnel, an armored fighting vehicle and a mortar, and about 41 vehicles.

Zelensky to German and French politicians: "I invite Ms. Merkel and Mr. Sarkozy to visit Bucha and see what the policy to concede to Russia has led to in 14 years. To see with their own eyes the tortured Ukrainians. I want to be understood correctly. We do not blame West. We do not blame anyone except the specific Russian military who did this to our people. Except for those who gave them orders. But we have the right to speak of hesitation".

Volodymyr Zelenskyy recorded an address in which he stressed that "the time has come to do everything to make the war crimes of the Russian military the last manifestation of such evil on earth".

During the month of the war in Ukraine there were almost three times more various hacker attacks compared to the same period a year ago, the State Special Communication Service informed. The most common are phishing emails, malware distribution and DDoS attacks.

The Prime Minister of Poland Mateusz Morawiecki on the actions of the Russians: The crimes committed by the Russians against almost 300 residents of Bucha and other cities near Kyiv should be called genocide and responded appropriately". 

Georgian volunteers tore down a Russian flag at the airfield in Gostomel and set it on fire. Crashed An-225 "Dream" is on the background of the military.

The serviceman of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Oleksandr Oleksandrovych Marchenko, call sign Kamenyar, died. Alexander, rescuing his subordinates, took the fight along with three fighters, and ordered the others to retreat.

"One of the best sons of Ukraine died ... Oleksandr Oleksandrovych Marchenko, call sign Kamenyar. Rescuing his subordinates, Kamenyar ordered them to retreat whereas he and three soldiers accepted the battle.
His last fight. H
eroes do not die!"

Загинув один із найкращих синів України...
Олександр Олександрович Марченко, позивний Каменяр. Рятуючи своїх підлеглих, Каменяр наказав їм відступати, а сам з трьома бійцями прийняв бій. Свій останній бій.
Герої не вмирають!

The Minister of Defense Oleksiy Reznikov on the atrocities of the Russian occupiers in the Kyiv region: "The Liberators" came with their "Russian world "to a peaceful, free Ukrainian city with happy families. Today, the whole world is observing the results of this liberation, "the minister wrote.

The head of the Ministry of Defense assures that the unsuccessful blitzkrieg will result in a successful Nuremberg for the Russians.

The Russian occupiers are transporting their machines damaged during the fighting in Ukraine from Gomel, Belarus.

The Baltic states have stopped importing Russian natural gas, the head of the Latvian gas transmission system operator (GTS) Conexus Baltic Grid Uldis Bariss informed, France-Presse reports.

According to him, from April 1, Russian natural gas is no longer supplied to Latvia, Estonia and Lithuania.

Mykhailo Podoliak, an adviser to the President's Office, said on Twitter that Russian troops had brought mobile crematoria to Ukraine to cover up their crimes.

Shocking footage from Bucha. Antonina Pomazanko, a resident of the city, shows her daughter's body.

She was shot dead by a Russian soldier on the first day of the occupation. The woman went out of the gate to look at the column of military machines, and she was shot for no reason. Her mother buried her as best she could in the yard

There are dead and wounded in Ochakiv as a result of morning attacks on the city, the head of the Mykolaiv Regional State Administration Vitaly Kim informed.

Operational summary of the General Staff as of 18:00 03.04.2022.

In the Kharkiv region, the enemy motorized infantry company of the 59th Tank Regiment lost 80% of its personnel. About 25 servicemen of the 31st Separate Assault Brigade from Ulyanovsk have refused to take part in the war with Ukraine and want to resign.

The Armed Forces of Ukraine destroyed the Deputy Commander of the 83rd Separate Air Assault Brigade, Lieutenant Colonel Vitaliy Slabtsov.

It is still possible that the Russian occupation forces will abandon the offensive in the Siversky and, partially, Slobozhansky directions. The occupiers are withdrawing units to the territory of Belarus, taking out stolen vehicles and other property.

In the Donetsk direction, the transfer of individual units from the 37th separate air assault brigade (Chernyakhovsk, Kaliningrad region) to the territory of Donetsk and Luhansk regions has been confirmed.